[MLB-WIRELESS] minitar pcmcia card - opinions?

[Matt]

I had the thing working (sort of) a couple fo days ago. I recompiled my 
kernel and now its not picking up the card when I insert it. It seems to 
get a bit further when I put an enterasys card in the other slot but then 
ifconfig segfaults on me and thats the end of it, I noticed someone else 
had this problem on the minitar forum.

I tried the source from the minitar forum and the modules compile, theres a 
bug somewhere in "make install" but a quick "insmod -f" didn't pick up the 
card either (as with the realtek module I was using before).

I haven't been able to get the utility from minitar to compile. Bloody redhat.

Matt



At 11:41 PM 4/11/2003, Duncan Robertson wrote:
>I am using the more recenty released source code as reffed in the
>minitar forums at:
>http://www.minitar.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=32
>
>They are frustratingly "nearly there"..
>- source code is rough (i.e. 686 hardcoded into the makefile,
>redhat-centric install script), but at least they have the source code
>so this can be fiddled..
>- the iwconfig ioctls are only partially implemented.
>- A lot of the config is via a QT gui app that appears to be a direct
>port of the windows setup app.. it saves files in /etc/Ralink/... which
>the rt2400.o driver module appears read when loaded. values set with
>this app are reported via iwconfig.
>
>- Presently if I load the module it all appears fine (ifconfig and
>iwconfig provide "sane" looking results).. but it just does not start up
>- although it does in win98.
>
>HOWEVER _sometimes_ if I insert my skynet orinoco based card into the
>spare PCMCIA slot, BOTH cards start working.. remove the orinoco and the
>minitar continues to work.. still trying to find out what sequence of
>module loads/commands that are run on insertion of the orinoco that
>cause the minitar to start working - but it is so frustratingly
>inconsistant I am finding it difficult to debug.
>
>
>
>On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 17:21, Matt wrote:
> > I'm using a realtek chipset based card (excel wireless) which I think is
> > the same as the minitars.
> > The modules don't use iwconfig, looks like most of the commands are done
> > with iwpriv. I've only played with it in linux for a few minutes today and
> > I can't say I had much luck. Are you using the realtek modules or are 
> there
> > some at minitar?
> >
> > matt
> >
> > At 10:18 PM 2/11/2003, Duncan Robertson wrote:
> >
> > >I just got one of these - it seems to work with Linux - after a lot of
> > >trial and error and recompiling.. but the very v1.000 drivers appear
> > >unreliable (and the iwconfig stuff seems an incomplete implementation) -
> > >has anyone got this working reliably?
> > >
> > >I have followed the hints given by googling and the minitar forum
> > >sites.. but it seems very hit or miss whether the driver actually
> > >activates.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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